Carrier profile · USDOT 385886 · MC-229775 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Transportation Charter Services Inc

0 power unitsavg 5 yrRegional · 5 statesORANGE, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-229775 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

38 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.0Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(714) 637-4300 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 354 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

331 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 20, 2025.

Safety

204 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 201 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

1.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

182 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '26 · 31

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.3 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.40 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Lancer’93–’99

National Interstate’99–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → May 2024	$5M	6
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1993 → Jun 1999	$5M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 38
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

57.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

204

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 189 inspections
Texas: 8 inspections
Montana: 3 inspections
Arizona: 3 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections

Home base

ORANGE, CA

1931 N BATAVIA STREET

Most inspections: CA

189 inspections

CA 189 · TX 8 · MT 3

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1341337 USDOT 1660739 USDOT 908920 USDOT 2808973 USDOT 2591019 USDOT 492921 USDOT 276423

Shares a company officer with other carriers

terry fischer — 3 carriers: USDOT 1761821 USDOT 3712115

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1931 N BATAVIA STREET, ORANGE, CA, 92865
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (714) 637-4300
Cell: (714) 396-0346
Fax: (714) 637-4377
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: tcsbus.com

Registration

Officers: Terry Fischer · Kathryn Fischer
USDOT / docket: 385886 · MC-229775
First registered: Mar 16, 1990
Last MCS-150: Aug 10, 2026 · 4,015,855 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 31, 2024
D-U-N-S: 131232654

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

165

Drivers

165

CDL drivers

4,015,855

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 201 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

13violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 201inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

520%1 / 5

Lights

40%0 / 4

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 62

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 41

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 40

2%May 26 to Nov 261 / 58

Top 3 codes (5 of 13 records)

390.3E3-MC Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)2
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LIL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.40A-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.83A Exhaust system1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC.

TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC (USDOT 385886) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 204 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 201 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 165 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 10, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 31, 2024 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 385886, and its motor carrier number is MC-229775.

Is TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC's safety record?

TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC has a 0.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 354 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC's fleet?

TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC operates 0 power units and 165 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC based?

TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC is based in ORANGE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 385886
MC / Docket: MC-229775
Officer: TERRY FISCHER
Address: 1931 N BATAVIA STREET
ORANGE, CA, 92865

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 36 yr continuous

$5M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2024

Vehicle OOS 0.5%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

2 fatal crashes

On the FMCSA crash record.

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